How many reloads do you get before you have to trim your cases of 300 blkout? What do you trim down to?

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How many reloads do you get before you have to trim your cases of 300 blkout? What do you trim down to?

Post by Biglou62 »

I'm new to reloading 300blkout. I would like to know how many firings are everyone getting before they have to trim their cases. I just ran through my first 4,000 cases and now this is going to be my first time reloading them. I just formed them and trim them all down to 1.358. So I'm just wondering what to expect on how many reloads I can get without having to trim them again. I'm assuming that I will most likely have to measure a handful after each shooting and reloading session to make an accurate judgement of my own. But I would still like to know what others out there are getting. Thanks for your replies.
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Re: How many reloads do you get before you have to trim your cases of 300 blkout? What do you trim down to?

Post by strobro32 »

Are you loading subs ar HV?
I have never needed to trim the cases. The primer pockets wear out first. HV can ware the primer pockets faster.
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Re: How many reloads do you get before you have to trim your cases of 300 blkout? What do you trim down to?

Post by plant.one »

usually after one firing you shouldnt need to trim... however... you'll have to check them.

case neck growth can vary based on a number of things, including but not limited to your specific load - ie: were they hot or fairly mild? etc




id say if you randomly sample 50 or so after you resize them you should be able to get a rough idea of where you're at as far as case length at this point


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Re: How many reloads do you get before you have to trim your cases of 300 blkout? What do you trim down to?

Post by Sig220 »

I would agree with Plant's post, but my experiences are different... :P I always check brass after each firing by measuring random cases.

I don't trim to 1.358 anymore on newly formed brass. I use 1.362-1.365 now......because I never had brass grow long enough to trim before the primer pockets got loose. If I do have a piece of brass that survives the primer pocket woes I would trim it back to 1.365 I think. As I dont think it will last long enough to grow very long before the pocket is too loose. Once I run across a piece of brass where the primer seems too easy to insert, it gets marked with a black marker and left at the range or wherever it is fired. (I don't recover it!)

Leaving a little extra brass in the neck does not cause any problems for me, but it does allow a little bit more brass to hold the projectile! I only load high velocity loads if that matters to anyone. Not barn burners, but faster then 1500fps :roll: I only shoot my 300BO from a AR as well.

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Re: How many reloads do you get before you have to trim your cases of 300 blkout? What do you trim down to?

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I just joined the forum. I really enjoy shooting and the 300 Blackout is a great round. I have been reloading for about 40 years. I have a Model Seven Remington that is a real tackdriver. I check my cases after each firing, I like to keep them in the1.363 -1.365 range. I don't go through the rounds like a AR platform gun so I'm kind of finicky about each one. 1.363 is the magic number for me.
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Re: How many reloads do you get before you have to trim your cases of 300 blkout? What do you trim down to?

Post by RKB731 »

I do an initial trim to 1.355”-1.360” and that’s it. I have some 300 Whisper brass that I’ve been shooting for over 13 years that’s never needed trimming.
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